Are you an SCBWI member at the PAL level* with a new book coming out? Hooray! Let the Chinook Update know, and we'll help you announce it. Guidelines: Please try to email launch or signing event information at least a week, and preferably two, before the event. We'll try to accommodate shorter lead times, but... Continue Reading →
Test materials — call for submissions
The Kansas Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) is looking for quality poetry and prose for use on state assessments. (CETE is a research center at the University of Kansas that administers the Kansas Assessment Program on behalf of the Kansas Department of Education.) CETE is accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction texts for consideration.... Continue Reading →
Award-o-rama onscreen
Fresh from the ALA awards, here are a few great videos about a few winning author/illustrators and their processes: Brian FlocaOn process and book dummy creation His ALA speech about LocomotiveDavid Wiesner Two different videos on his process Molly IdleFlora & the Flamingo VideoInterview by Kathy Temean Aaron Becker The book trailer for Journey The... Continue Reading →
Only a week until Norton & Jules!
Excited yet? We are! We're so looking forward to screening The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations. This documentary film "playfully explores the creation, creators, lasting impact, and enduring relevance of one of the most universally loved children's books of our time." (Check out the trailer now!) We'll watch it from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday,... Continue Reading →
How tweet it is
Here's what a little birdie is chirping about: a book launch party this Saturday by one of our own, Toni Yuly! Her new book is called Early Bird. Congratulations, Toni!
Kid Lit panda-monium TOMORROW
Join in for thrills and spills (hey, not on my nice clothes!) and maybe a dirty limerick or two, when the provincial panda shows up in the big city for her art opening! Come to Anne Belov's two-person art show (with Jennifer Frohwerk) and reception first, from 1:30–3:30pm at nearby Ida Culver House (2315 NE 65th, between... Continue Reading →
David speaks out
Local children's book writer David Patneaude will be the featured guest at the Redmond Association of Spokenword (RASP) on Friday, January 31 from 7–9pm. Besides the author of such YA books as Thin Wood Walls and Epitaph Road, the event showcases other local writers in an open-mic format. WHAT: David Patenaude and open-mic readingsWHEN:... Continue Reading →
Got a meeting or presentation idea?
Do you have special expertise or experience teaching writing or illustration topics? Planning is proceeding for SCBWI Western Washington's 2014-2015 season, so now's your chance to guide the offerings! We expect to offer a substantial number of monthly events as well as conference-style programming, and you can suggest how that programming can best serve members.... Continue Reading →
A weekend at Mockingbird Books
Here's a fairy tale that never gets old! Celebrate the launch of Rosamund Hodge's debut YA novel, Cruel Beauty. It's a new take on Beauty and the Beast, and is already getting some buzz. The festivities will take place next Friday, January 31 at 7pm at Mockingbird Books near Greenlake in... Continue Reading →
Catch the ALA awards by podcast
Have you got award fever yet? We can all tune in to the ALA live podcast on Monday, January 27, starting at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time, to hear the youth media award announcements for the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and many others of our community's most prestigious awards. — Contributed by member Katherine Kirkpatrick, whose January... Continue Reading →